Furrow tapper



No?. l5, 1927,

1 "E" Inventor zforney Nov. l5., 1927.

J. C. SNAVELY FURROW TAP PER Filed Dec. 14. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 bwentdr" Nov. 15, 192 7.

1,649,622v J. C. SNAVELY FURROW TAPPER Filed Dec. 14. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor tifa Patented Nov. y15, 1927.

UNITED STATES V 1,649,622 PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN C. SNAvELY, F COVINA, CALIFORNIA.

The present invention relates to improve` ments in agricultural implements particularly of that nature used for preparing ground for irrigation purposes so as to direct the flow of water where desired..

The important object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of this nature` in the form of an attachment used witha plow beam so as to follow the furrowing plow or plows, the attachment being controlled by means of connecting mechanism by the driver from his seat, said implement tap-` much easier than by following the ordinary practice.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a tapping attachment of this nature which is exceedingly simple in its construction, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, easy to manipulate, compact and convenient,

,thoroughly reliable and efficient in operas tion, not likely to easily become out of order, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed. Y

Vith the above and numerous other o bjects in view Vas will appear as the descrip`v tion proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings l Figure 1 is a side elevation of an attachment embodying the features of my invention, i i Figure 2 is a top planview thereof,` Figure 3 is an Aenlarged detail sectional view taken substantially kon the line 848 of Figure 2, i

Figure 4l is a side elevation of the tapping implement, y d

Figure is a top plan view thereof,

t is perspective View thereof,

FUR/Row TAPPER.

Application filed` December 14, 1926. Serial No. 154,731.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the shaft thereof, and

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail perspective view of a bracket used in the construction of the device.

Referring to the drawingin detail it will be seen that 5 denotes a plow beam or any other frame partof a furrowing implement. The numerals 6 and 7 denote side members of the attachment. The side member 6 is attached to the beam 5 by means of an L- bracket 8 being bolted thereto as at 9, while the L-bracket is bolted tothe beam as at 10. The side `member 7 is bolted' as at 11 to a right angled bracket 12 including the right angularly extending legs 13 and 14 the lat ter `of which merges into an obliqueextension 15 which is bolted to the plow beam 5 as at 16. The rear ends of these side mem- 'bers 6 and 7 are curved downwardly as is clearly illustrated in Figure 1. A cross bar 17 extends between the members 6 and 7 intermediate their ends to be disposed perpendicularly thereto and has downwardly projected end terminals which are bolted or otherwise secured to the members 6 and 7 as at 18. A shaft 18 has the major portion of its length constructed to be substantially rec-- tangularin cross section, and the ends merge into disks or annular shoulders 19 which in turn merge into coaxiallyv extending round# ed shaft portions 20. `These rounded end shaft portions 2O are `iournaled in the reary extremities of the side members 6 and 7. A plate 21 is fixed to the shaft 18 as at 22 and one side edge thereof `tapers to a substantial point toterminate adjacent one shoulder 19, while the other` side edge of the plate has two laterally extending wings`23 and 24 extending inv oppoiste directions from the plate and substantially perpendicularly thereto. These wings are curved transversely. Iny plan view the plate 21 is hexagonal in fortwo adjacent edges thereof. Semi-circular mation, the wings 23 and24f extending from i bands 25 have laterally extending extremif ties which are fixed' to the plate21 asat 26. One of these bands is on one face of the plate, and the other banden the otherface thereof to form a complete circle. p

A pair of L-shaped brackets 28 are attached to the intermediate portion ofthe cross bar 17 and rise upwardly therefrom in spaced paralisi relation. Y A lever 29 is piv intermediate its at between the brackets 28. The rear end of this lever 29 ismoflset laterally asiat 31 and a correspondinplr removable piece 32 is riveted or otherwise secured to the lever to be complementary to the offset extremity 31 so as to` receive a bolt 33 on which 1s journaled a roller 35. .The forward end of the lever is bent downwardly and then upwardly to pro` 43 which is convenient-ly pivoteld` as at 4.4L

in a position to be actuated by the operator of the furrowingl plow for` like device to which the attachment is mounted.

`It is apparent from the above detail description that byirockingthe lever 43 forwardlyin Figure l, the lever 29 inay ,be rocked through the intermediacy of the link ft2, crank 39, shaft 38, cranks tland link 41 so as to lift the roller 35 `clear of the plate of the tapping iniplenicntso that it will revolve and ifthc lever 43 is released, the` spring 36 will return the parts to the position shown in Figure l so as to engage the plate onthe opposite side thereof. One side or edgeu of the hexagonal plate drags Vin the `fnrrmr collecting and propelling in front of` yit the soil, and when it is tripped as explained above it turns one-half revoluf tion, dropping thesoil so collected so as to fill the furrow.` this result leaving the opposite sideor edge` of the plate inthe furrow in front of themass of soil dro npedtorepeat theprocess. The Wings col ect the soil from the sides of the furrow holding it in front off the plates until the same is tripped.

The semi-circular bands serveas the rim of a wheel, causing the plate to rotate when tripped i by the operator. The numeral 45 denotes a shieldfiwhich is att-achedqto the` rear portion of thefside i member 7 'and -de` pende downwardly therefroin for prevent i ingtlie soil from piling up on` the outside `of .thefwings` 24. This shieldxis attached by` boltsll `or i. in any other suitable mannen; may` be used-as erplained or 'maybe and i removed if.- desired. e

i Itis thought thatethe construction, operaition, utility, .and `-advantages of this inveni `tion will nowibejclearly understood by those skilledin this. artywithoiit aA more detailed 3 description thereof. The present embcdiment of the invention has been disclosed in detail merely by way of example since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description. It is apparent that changes in the de tails of `construct-ion and in the cnnihinatiiin and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of theinvention ashereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention, what l. An attachment ofthe cl tsdcscrbed including a frame, a plate, a. shaft extending acrossthe plateand journaled in the frame, a trip levorrockably mounted on the frame for holding the plate in a vertical position transverselyof the frame, incans `for rock ing the lever to allow rotation of the plate, a pair of semi-circular bands fixed to the plate one oneach side thereof in concentric relation to the shaft, said plate being hexagonal in formation and having wings extend-K` ing from adjacent edges in vopposite directions, one wing on each side of said shaft.

2. An attachment of the class described including a frame, a plate, a shaft extouilinii'` across the plate and journaled in the frame, said plate being hexagonal in formatiirn and having wings projecting from adjacent cdgils thereof in opposite directions one on each side of said shaft. i i

An attachment of the class ilcaibrihed including a frame, plate. a shaft extending across the plate and jonrnalcd in thcvfi'ame,

said plate being liexagonal in formation and having wings projecting fioni adjacent edges thereof in opposite directions "one Von each side of said shaft, a pair of sc1ni-cir cular riins attacheil to the plate/,one on nach side thereof Iconceiitrically about theshaft;gy`

An irrigation furrow, former coinpris` ing' a hexagonal plate, a shaftxcd across the plate to hi-sect` two opposite corners thereof,` quadrant shaped wings extending from two adpicent sides'of theplatc one1 to each side of the shaft, said wings eatending in opposite directions. .e i p l An irrigation furrow former coinpr|sing a hexagonal plate, a` shaft fired across the plate to lui-sect two opposite corners` thereof, quadrant shaped wings extending from `two `adiacenti sides ef the plate, one to each side ofthe shaft, said winner extend ing in opposite directions, and a pair on i semi-circular rims attached to the plateiionc on each side thereof concentrically about the shaft. w

whereof l affix my siena- .ioini c. siviivniir,

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